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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones
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Chapter1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco UnifiedIP Phones
Table1-4 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE in
Cisco Unified CallManager
Task Purpose For More Information
1. Gather the following information
about the phone:
•Phone Model
•MAC address
•Physical location of the phone
•Name or user ID of phone user
•Device pool
•Calling search space and location
information (if used)
•Number of lines, associated
directory numbers (DNs), and
partitions to assign to the phone
•Cisco UnifiedCallManager user to
associate with the phone
•Phone usage information that
affects phone button template,
softkey template, phone features,
IP Phone services, or phone
applications
Provides list of
configuration requirements
for setting up phones.
Identifies preliminary
configuration that you need
to perform before
configuring individual
phones, such as phone
button templates or softkey
templates.
Refer to the Cisco Unified
CallManager System Guide,
Cisco Unified IP Phone
chapter.
See the “Telephony Features
Available for the Phone”
section on page 5-2.
2. Customize phone button templates
(if required).
Changes the number of line
buttons, speed-dial buttons,
Service URL buttons or adds
a Privacy button to meet
user needs.
Refer to the Cisco Unified
CallManager Administration
Guide,
Phone Button Template
Configuration chapter.
See the “Modifying Phone
Button Templates” section on
page 5-15.